Vessel.



Patented Dec. 24, |90I. W. BLANCHARD.

VESSEL.

(Application led July 18, 1901.)

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(No Model.)

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(Application 1 ed July 18, 1901.)

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(No Model.)

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4S ence 'designate similar parts.

I'I'ixrrfrrnv STATES l WILLIAM BLANCHARD, OF tSCRANTON, MISSISSIPPI.

, vessel..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent mascaras, dated December 24, y1901. Application inta July 1s, 1901. stri-t1 nt. 68.766. (No man.)

To all whom. it may concern: l

Be itknown that I WILLIAM BLANCHARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of Jackson and State ot '5 Mississippi, have invented a/new and useful Vessel, of which the following is a specification.

mechanism being employed -i'n loading and unloading the vessel.

A further object is to so construct a vessel that theoil or other inflammable material is thus being protected from fire or heat and separated from the remainder ot the cargo.

. Another feature resides in novel means for Ventilating the storage-reservoir, soLthat the gas generated thereihi may readily escape,- thereby relieving the reservoir of anyv dangero'us pressure. This Ventilating means furthermore serves as an outlet and inlet for the lair during the filling and Vemptying operation. While the invention is open to changes and ent considered preferable is described in the following specification and illustrated'in the thereo c Inthe drawings, Figure l is a sectional View offa vessel embodying the present improvements.` Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sec 'tionalview through the same on'a greatly-enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-secvtional view taken through the protective in- Fig. 4 is a detail lvertical sectional vie-w on a somewhat-enlarged scale.-4 'l v g In the drawings similar numerals ot refer- In the present instance the hull of a selfpropelling vessel is shown; butas the invention only relates to the storage chambers or 5o; reservoirs the driving mechanism and other 'equipment of the ship have not been shown. The hull comprises an outer. and an inner The present invention relates to vessels,and

mum amount of'waste or leakage, suitablecompletely isolated in one portion ofV the same',l

modificatiomthe embodiment which is at pres- A 'drawings which accompany and form a partsheathing, (designated, respectively, 10 and 11,) said sheathings being separated and held in spaced relation by means ofrbs l2, having transverse openings 13, which greatly lighten the structure without 'unnecessarily sacricing the strength. In practice these several elements are preferably constructed of metal,

though they may be Wood. The upper edge of the inner sheathing terminates. some distance from the npperedge of the ontersheathing,constitutinga liquid-tightreservoiigyvhieh is covered bya rooting 14. This reservoir is divided longitudinally by a vertieaipartition '15, that extends to the inner face ot' the outersheatlling and is suitably braced by angleplates 16. Transversely-arran ged vertical partitions or bulkheads 17 divide the reservoir into a plurality of compartments 18,'which under normal conditions are entirely separate and independent otr cach other. bottoms of the compartments are provided with depressions 19, located adjacent to the partitions or bulkheads, and said partitions.

are provided in these depressed portions with passage-ways 20,cntrolled by suitable valves 21wl1ich may be of any desired or wellknown construction. These valves are operated through the medium of horizontal rocured ,tto the lower ends of upright operati-r.

ing-shafts 26, having exposed hand-wheels-27 onth ir lower ends,'said shafts being journaled'. in brackets Q8. Bythis means it will be seen that communication maybe established The throdgh the entire set of compartments upon ,x

each/side of the longitudinal partition or said cominnnication may be entirely cut off.

Iny order to fill and empty the several compertinents, conveyor-pipes 29 are located along the bottoms of the same andare provided with depending necks 3 0, having terminal strainers 3l., that are located in Wells 32, yemitanged in the bottoms otpthe compart-l .mentsi said Wells depending in the space be- Sev-` tween the inner and outer sheathings.

eral of these wells `are preferably arranged in each compartment, three being shown though more or less may be employed, if desired. The conveyor-pipes extend from the reservoir to any desirable or convenient point where pumps may be attached.

For the purpose of venting the several compartments the roof is provided with aplurality of domes 33, having communication, as 'at 34, with the interiors o'f the several coinpartments, two or more of said domes being preferably employed in connection with each. Ventpipes 35, suitably secured to the roofs, have upturned ends 36, that are located in the domes, said pipes extending from one dometo the next- From the ontermostdomes exhaust-pipes 37 lead to the open air, and thus afford free communication with the interiors of the several compartments.

The compartments are completely isolated from the remainder of the vessel by means of-an intermediate protective chamber 38, formed by a lower deck 39, supported by metallic girders 40 a suitable distance above .the roofing 14 of the reservoir, these girders being preferably provided with openings 4l. The chamber 38 -is in open communication with the exterior of the vessel through horizontal tubes t2, that extend across the space between the inncrand outer sheathings, said sheathings being provided with openings at the ends of the tubes. In like manner the rear end of the reservoir is spaced from the rear portion of the vessel through the medium of spaced vertical sheathings 43, which form au intermediate chambertt, that communieates with the exterior of the vessel below the water-lineth rough passage-ways 45. (Shou'n' in Fig. 4.) A series of pipes 46 are run along the bottom of the ship betiveen the inner and outer sheathiugs and extend upwardly at their ends, where they may he connected to pumps in any desired manner. vThus any leakage that may take place will be overcome.

The remaining portions ol. the vessel form nospeeialpartof thepresentinvention. The upper decks illustrated may, il" desired, be employe'i for carrying a general cargo and the necessary equipment ofthe vessel. The space shown at the rear in Fig. l is reserved for the driving mechanism; but incase the invention is applied to barges or vessels to be towed it will be readily understood that this space may be iilled with compartments similar to those above described. f

'lhc manner of Iilling and emptying' they compartments will be readilyapparent. 'lhet ing and unloading, andlor the former pur-X convc 'eri es 2.) arcem )lo 7ed both in loadpose pumps are attached to the free 'ends of said pipes, so that the oil or other liquid will be forced therethrough anddischarged into the compartments, the confined air readily escaping through the vent-tubes. Should it be desired from any causo to fill oremptyall the compartments on one .side of the central partition from. one pipe, itis'onlynecessaryfto open the valves 21, thus throwing the several compartments into communication with'each 7o the reservoir is kept in a cooled condition and all danger of heating the oil is obviated. On the other hand, when the vessel is light the passage-ways 42 will be above the-water-line, so that the water contained in the chamber will gravitate out through said openings and 8o the vessel will be relieved of the same.' In case it is desired to carry a generalcargo-as,

for instance', upon a return trip-thecon`1" i` partments maybe employed for carryingwa'- ter ballast. Y

From the foregoing it is thought'that'the' construction,operatomand'manyadvantages .of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art withoutfur-"7` ther description, and it will be unde'rstoode'o' that various changes in the size, shape, 'proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages' of the invention. 9

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and'desire tosecure by Letters 1. In a vessel, a hull having an outer-and' 1 aninner sheathing spaced from each other, rod

said inner sheathing forming a storage-restar` voir, a cover for the reservoir, adeck located above the reservoir and spaced therefrom, forming an intermediate chamber, and opentween the inner and outer sheathings'and communicating with the intermediate cham ber and the exterior of the vessel.

2.' In a vessel, a hull comprising an inner" `ended tubes extending-across the space be- '105 and an outer sheathing, the innerv sheathing. no

constituting a reservoir, atop closingthevres ervoir, a deck located above and spaced from l the top leaving an intermediate water-chamber the side walls of which are formed by the inner sheathing, the inner and outer; sheathfr 5 ings having openings, those of the inner sheathing beingzlocated above the top rof the reservoir, and open-ended tubes extending from the openingsof the outersh'eathings tol.;

the openings of 'the inner sheathings Vands-rio" bridging the space between the two. i

3. In a vessel, a hull comprising an inner and an outer sheathing, the inner sheathing 1 constituting a reservoir, atop closing the reservoir and located below the upper edge of ras the inner sheathinga deck located above and spaced from the cover leaving au interme-' diate water-chamber, the sidewalls of which are formed bythe inner sheathing, transverse; f

girders extending across the chamber and 'x30 having a pluralit-yof openings therethrough, -V f the inner and outc" sheathings also havingopenings, those of the inner.sl1eatl1infrbei ngf located above the top ol the reservoir, and

open-ended tubes extending from the-openings of the outer sheathings to the openings of the inner sheathi'ngs and bridging the space between the two.

5 4. In a vessel, a hull comprising an outer and an inner sheathing spacedffrom each other, theinnerl sheathing constituting a storage-reservoir and being provided in its bottom with a Well depending below the plane of o 'saidbottom .and `into the space' ,between the two sheathings, and a conveyer-pipe leading from the well. l

5. In a vessel, a hull comprising' an outer .and anV inner sheathing spaced from each 5 other, the inner sheathing constituting a storage-reservoir, partitions dividing -said reservoir into a plurality of compartments each being provided in its bottom` with a well depending in the spacebetween the Ainner and outer sheathings, and a conveyer-pipe hav- 'ing offset necks located in the wells.

'61 In a vessel, a hull comprising an inner ,and an outer' sheathing spaced from each other, the inner sheathing constituting a stor- 5 age-reservoir, partitions dividingsaid reservoir 'into a plurality of compartments, each' compartmentbeing provided in its bottom with a plurality of wells that depend in the space between lthe inner and outer sheatho ings, and conveyer-pipcs extending along the bottoms of the compartments and provided with depending necks having terminal strainers located in the wells.

7. In a vessel, a hull having an inner and ,5 an outer sheathing, said inner sheathing constituting a storage-reservoir, partitions dividing-the reservoir in te separate comparta ment/s,the bottoms of said compartments have ing depressed portions and valved passageio ways forming means of com niunicatien therebetween, and valve operating mechanism passing. through the walls of one oisaid depressed portions and located in the space between the inner and outer sheathings.l

8. In a vessel, avhnll having an innerand `45 n an outer sheathing, said inner sheathingoonstituting a storage-reservoir, partitions dividing the reservoir into separate compartments, the bottoms of said compartments having corresponding depressed portions located a'd- 5e jacent to the partitions, said partitions being provided with passage-ways located inthe 'de- `4pressed portions, valves controlling the pasi `nicating with the reservoir, a vent-pipe ar ranged 'within the reservoir and hav-ing` its opposite ends disposed within the domes, and another Vent-pipe having one endextending intoA the dome,.and the other end communi- 65 A eating ,with the open air.

, l0.'- In a vessel, a hull having-a plurality of storage-chambers, a dome located on each storage-chamber and communicating therewith, a vent-pipe extending from one dome 7.6

to the other, and another vent-pipe extending from one of the domes to the exteriorof the storage-chamber. x y .l

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own i have hereto aiiixed my signature in 7` 5 the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM BLANCHARD, `ils/fitnessen:

DUnLnr R. WALKER, las. A. KATHMAN. 

